Agnico gears up La India for production
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COMMENT: Mining slowdown hits territorial economies
The Conference Board of Canada has taken a good look at the numbers and following Canada's North Summit 2013 in Whitehorse, YT, issued a press release stating the obvious: "Slowdown in mining sector holds back economies of Canada's territories...
SILVER-BASE METALS: Bolivia gives nod to Apogee’s Pulacayo
BOLIVIA- Apogee Silver of Toronto has received approval of the environmental impact assessment from the Bolivian government for its Pulacayo silver and base metals project in the southeastern part of the country. Receipt of the approval is a...
LEVEL CONTROLS: New tilt level controls address dry bulk materials
CROSWELL, MICHIGAN – Conveyor Components Company, a division of Material Control, has introduced a new generation of tilt level controls designed for dry bulk material level indication and control applications. These new UL listed control...
Frank Holmes: The backdrop for gold hasn’t changed
Mining Markets spoke with Frank Holmes, CEO and chief investment officer of US Global Investors late last week about the prospects for gold, which started out the year around US$1,700 per oz and was at US$1,282.80 on Tuesday afternoon.
DIAMONDS: Dominion recovers 2.4M carats from Diavik, Ekati in Q3
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Dominion Diamond Corp. of Toronto says quarterly results are strong from both the Diavik and Ekati diamond mines near Lac de Gras. Together the mines produced 2.4 million ct of diamonds during in the third calendar...
NICKEL-IRON: Ferronickel produced from Decar awaruite concentrate
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver-based First Point Minerals Corp. says lab scale tests have successfully produced high grade ferronickel from awaruite (nickel-iron alloy) concentrate from the company's 40% owned Decar project. The property,...
COPPER: Capstone completes purchase of Pinto Valley operations
ARIZONA – Capstone Mining Corp. of Vancouver has completed the acquisition of the Pinto Valley copper mine 125 km east of Phoenix from a subsidiary of BHP Billiton. The associated San Manuel Arizona Railroad is included in the US$650...
Integra looks to add its name to Val d’Or lore
Integra Gold's (TSXV: ICG) formula for getting through the current tough patch in the mining market is about as straightforward as it gets. The Vancouver-based company is keeping things simple with a singular focus: drive its high grade Lamaque...
COMMENT: Jupiter and Saturn could be diamond-rich
If what astronomers are speculating is true, I'll pass on the trip to Mars and go directly to Jupiter where liquid diamonds may rain down from the sky.
GOLD: Kinross opens high grade Dvoinoye mine in Russia
RUSSIA – Kinross Gold of Toronto has declared commercial production at its high grade Dvoinoye gold mine in the Chukotka region. The new mine is 100 km north of the company's Kupol gold mine, and the Dvoinoye ore will be treated at the...
MINING PEOPLE: Altitude Resources, Avrupa Minerals, Mosaic, Orbite, and Thompson Creek
Altitude Resources of Calgary has named Gene Wusaty its new president and CEO, effective Nov. 1, 2013. He is currently the chairman of the company and recently he was managing director and CEO of Coalspur Mines. He has also been COO at...
MUSEUM: PapaBravo donates original electric mining vehicle prototype
SASKATOON – In 2010, PapaBravo Innovation’s original prototype electric vehicle, the Gofer-EV, exceeded everyone’s expectations when tested both above and below ground. It didn’t take long until the side project became...
PwC gold study charts new ground
A study on the direct economic impact of gold commissioned by the World Gold Council, collates for the first time all the available evidence of the precious metal’s direct economic and fiscal contribution, author PriceWaterhouseCoopers...
Lassonde-backed Cadillac drilling points to more Ontario gold
Canadian developer Cadillac Mines (TSX: CADY) says new drilling at its past-producing Kerr-Addison property in Ontario could open the door to a […]